Industry Group To Counsel U.S. On Patent Reform

Law360 (April 19, 2004, 12:00 AM EDT) -- A new technology industry working group will counsel the U.S. government on making the patent system more responsive to technical innovation, FTC Commissioner Mozelle Thompson announced Friday at a high-level conference on patent reform at the University of California.

High-tech and biotech companies such as Cisco, Intel, eBay, Symantec, Chiron, Microsoft, and Genentech will join the group to work with regulators and legislators on patent reform, Mozelle said.

Mozelle made the announcement in his closing remarks at Ideas Into Action, a conference on patent reform co-sponsored...